S Ta Rtin G And T Urning O Ff The E Ngine - Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual

S ta rtin g and T u rn in g o ff th e E ng in e
Engage pa rkin g brake and m ove the
g e ar s e le c to r lever in e ith e r " P " o r
" N " p o s itio n b e fore s ta rtin g the
engine.
Turn key to ste e rin g lo c k p o s itio n 2.
The charge in d ic a to r lam p sh o u ld
c o m e on.
Cold Engine
Turn key in ste e rin g lo c k c lo c k w is e to
th e sto p . Do n o t d e p re s s a cce le ra to r.
Release key o n ly w h en th e e n gine is
firin g regularly.
A t am b ie nt te m p e ra tu re s b e lo w
— 18° C (0° F), d e p re ss a c c e le ra to r
th re e tim e s p rio r to s ta rtin g .
Hot Engine
Turn key in s te e rin g lo c k c lo c k w is e to
the sto p . Do n o t d e p re s s a cc e le ra to r.
If th e e n g in e has n o t fire d a fte r
a p p ro x. 4 s e co n d s, d e p re s s a c c e le ra ­
to r and c o n tin u e cra n k in g u n til the
en gine is firin g reg ularly. Release key
and b a ck o ff a cce le ra to r.
A t very high c o o la n t te m p e ra tu re s the
en gine s ta rtin g tim e can be sh o rte n e d
if the a c c e le ra to r is d e p re s s e d slo w ly
at th e b e g in n in g o f the s ta rtin g p ro ­
cess.
Turning off
Turn th e key to s te e rin g lo c k p o s i­
tio n 0 and o n ly rem o ve th e key w hen
th e ve h icle is sto p p e d .
If th e c o o la n t te m p e ra tu re is ve ry high
(e.g. a fte r hard d rivin g on m ou ntain
roa ds), do n o t s h u t o ff th e en gine
im m e dia te ly, a llo w it to run fo r
1 —2 m in u te s at in cre a se d idle speed.
Im p ortan t!
Due to th e in sta lle d s ta rte r n o n ­
rep ea t unit, th e key m u st be re tu rn e d
to s te e rin g lo ck p o s itio n 0 b e fo re a
new s ta rtin g a tte m p t is made.
O b se rve th e oil p re s s u re gauge
im m e d ia te ly a fte r sta rtin g the engine.
In a ve ry c o ld e n gine th e oil pre s su re
w ill o n ly rise slo w ly, som e tim e after
th e e n g in e has s ta rte d . Do n o t spe ed
up th e e n g in e b e fo re pre ss u re is
re g is te re d on th e p re ss u re gauge.
The c h a rg e in d ic a to r lam p sh o u ld go
o u t as so o n as th e e n gine has sta rte d .
In areas w h e re te m p e ra tu re s fre ­
q u e n tly d ro p b e lo w — 25° C
( — 13° F ),w e re co m m e n d th a t a
b lo c k h e a te r be in sta lle d. Y ou r
a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer
w ill advise yo u on th is s u b je c t.